The Chantry

The Chantry is a former rectory built around 1808, likely for Philip Yorke and possibly influenced by Sir John Soane. The building is stucco rendered, probably over a brick structure, and features slate-covered roofs with a U-shaped plan.

The Chantry is designed in the Neo-Classical style and has two storeys with three bays on the elevations, topped by a shallow hipped roof with deep eaves and two ridge stacks. The west elevation, which faces the garden, includes a central double-height bow window that is covered by the main roof. French windows with glazing bars are located on the ground floor, with three casement windows above. On either side of the bow, there are French windows set within partially blocked and recessed arched openings, accompanied by four-light mullioned windows in rectangular openings on the first floor. The south elevation features two canted bay windows with one-over-one sash windows and pent roofs flanking the central recessed entrance. Doric columns are positioned on either side of the front door, which is topped by a semi-circular fan light with finely detailed glazing bars. The first floor has three rectangular metal casement windows. The rear elevation mirrors the arrangement of French windows on the ground floor and rectangular casement windows on the first floor.

The interior has not been inspected, but sales particulars from 2011 describe it as having five polite rooms and a staircase hall on the ground floor, along with six bedrooms on the first floor. The plan-form remains largely intact. The interior features a plaster vaulted hall with shallow arches, an historic staircase, and many contemporary fittings, including fireplaces with rosette motifs and shutters on some of the French windows.